EP1111781A4 - Method and apparatus for digital broadcast channel selection - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for digital broadcast channel selection

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Publication number
EP1111781A4
EP1111781A4 EP00942458A EP00942458A EP1111781A4 EP 1111781 A4 EP1111781 A4 EP 1111781A4 EP 00942458 A EP00942458 A EP 00942458A EP 00942458 A EP00942458 A EP 00942458A EP 1111781 A4 EP1111781 A4 EP 1111781A4
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Prior art keywords
broadcast channel
digital broadcast
channel selection
broadcast signal
channel
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EP00942458A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1111781B1 (en
EP1111781A1 (en
Inventor
Yoshihiro Moriie
Hiroshi Kato
Tsuyoshi Kawakami
Misao Teshima
Kenichi Maehara
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
    • H03J1/00—Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general
    • H03J1/0008—Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general using a central processing unit, e.g. a microprocessor
    • H03J1/0091—Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general using a central processing unit, e.g. a microprocessor provided with means for scanning over a band of frequencies
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
    • H03J1/00—Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general
    • H03J1/0008—Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general using a central processing unit, e.g. a microprocessor

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Channel Selection Circuits, Automatic Tuning Circuits (AREA)
  • Circuits Of Receivers In General (AREA)

Abstract

An 8VSB decoder checks whether a digital tuner has selected the broadcast signal of a selected channel. If the broadcast signal of the selected channel is not successfully selected, a channel frequency control section shifts PLL data high or low and supplies it to a digital tuner.
EP00942458A 1999-07-06 2000-07-04 Method and apparatus for digital broadcast channel selection Expired - Lifetime EP1111781B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP19158599 1999-07-06
JP19158599 1999-07-06
JP2000187378 2000-06-22
JP2000187378A JP2001077671A (en) 1999-07-06 2000-06-22 Device and method for digital broadcast channel selection
PCT/JP2000/004417 WO2001003297A1 (en) 1999-07-06 2000-07-04 Method and apparatus for digital broadcast channel selection

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EP1111781A1 EP1111781A1 (en) 2001-06-27
EP1111781A4 true EP1111781A4 (en) 2004-03-31
EP1111781B1 EP1111781B1 (en) 2006-06-07

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US (1) US6795129B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1111781B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2001077671A (en)
CA (1) CA2343167C (en)
DE (1) DE60028521T2 (en)
WO (1) WO2001003297A1 (en)

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WO2001003297A1 (en) 2001-01-11
US6795129B1 (en) 2004-09-21
DE60028521D1 (en) 2006-07-20
JP2001077671A (en) 2001-03-23
EP1111781B1 (en) 2006-06-07
CA2343167C (en) 2004-12-28
CA2343167A1 (en) 2001-01-11
EP1111781A1 (en) 2001-06-27
DE60028521T2 (en) 2007-05-24

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